AVA Alumni
Many of the world’s most riveting opera singers began their careers at the Academy of Vocal Arts. Nearly fifty AVA alumni have joined the Metropolitan Opera’s roster since 1980.
As of 2017, AVA alumni have been honored to receive five of the past eight Richard Tucker Awards and five of the eleven Beverly Sills Artist Awards given by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Alicia Maraslian de Abraham, soprano '69
- Ruth Ann Abramson '61
- Antonio Adame, tenor '85
- David Adams, tenor '93
- Michael Adams, baritone '15
- Paul Spencer Adkins, tenor '75
- Esther Admon '56
- Edward Albert, bass-baritone '94
- Joyce Albrecht, soprano '51
- Maria Aleida, soprano '12
- Jeff Allyn, tenor '88
- Mignon Altman '29
- Elaine Alvarez, soprano '05
- Joan Ammer (Gentile), soprano '55
- Larry Amos, tenor '66
- Russell Anderson '65
- Ronald Andrews, bass '59
- Michele Angelini, tenor '07
- Jay Anstee, tenor '84
- Victor Antipenko, tenor '12
- Conchita de Antunano, mezzo-soprano '74
- Matthew Arnold, baritone '06
- Eric Ashcraft, tenor '93
- Charles Austin, bass-baritone '90
- Cody Austin, tenor '09
- James Michael Austin, tenor '79
- William Austin, tenor '80
- John R. Autry, baritone '96
- Anush Avetisyan, soprano
- Cristina Baggio, soprano '05
- Gail L. Baker, soprano '69
- Levent Bakirci, baritone '07
- Barbara S. Baldwin, soprano '89
- Walter Banach '54
- Antanas Banys '39
- Stephen Barchi, baritone '13
- Martha Barnes '51
- Margaret Baroody, mezzo-soprano '84
- Frank M. Barr '69
- Karen Barraza, soprano '17
- Lando Bartolini, tenor '74
- Vito Bassi, tenor '40
- Robyn Bauman, soprano '82
- Mary Stewart Beach, soprano '63
- Markus Beam, baritone '05
- Mary Beberman, mezzo-soprano '86
- Mordecai Ben-Shachar, baritone '58
- Dean Bennett, bass '60
- Ross Benoliel, bass '03
- Richard Benson '46
- Carol Bergey, soprano '57
- Gisela Bergman '59
- Marian Berkey '45
- Judith Bettinger, soprano '85
- Burak Bilgili, bass '04
- Cohleen J. Bischoff, soprano '50
- Edward J. Blair, Jr. '69
- Luigi Boccia, tenor '12
- Linda Bogarde '70
- Christopher Bolduc, baritone '13
- Helen Bolton '62
- Marjorie Wellock Bond '47
- Virgina Boomer '79
- Zach Borichevsky, tenor '12
- Patricia Uspel Bosma '64
- Christian Bowers, baritone '13
- Jean Bowler '60
- Allison Bowman, mezzo-soprano '94
- Joseph Bozzomo '62
- Gwendolyn Bradley, soprano '78
- Louise Brauch '36
- Rose Adele Brault '47
- Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano '85
- Miriam Brower '42
- Carol Brown '46
- James Brown '96
- Frederick Brozer, tenor '64
- Mary Brumbley '40
- Richard Brunner, tenor '80
- Bruce Brys, tenor '77
- Emily Ann Buckley, soprano '41
- Nancy Nicks Bucklin, soprano '69
- Viola Buhl '53
- Richard Burke '85
- Steve Burton '78
- German Bustos '78
- Jared Bybee, baritone '17
- Ruth Cabot, mezzo-soprano '59
- Karen Cadey, mezzo-soprano '62
- Elizabeth Calleo, soprano '00
- Cherie Caluda, soprano '94
- Jessica Rose Cambio, soprano '09
- Charlene Campbell '75
- Andrew Canale, tenor '45
- Manfred Capell '56
- Frank Cappelli, baritone '46
- Eileen Capraro '46
- James Caputo '97
- Joseph Carlucci '49
- Monica Rose Carney, mezzo-soprano '94
- Amy Carpenter, soprano '86
- Rebecca C. Carr, soprano '90
- Thomas Carson, bass-baritone '83
- Elizabeth Carter, soprano '88
- Lauretta Carver '43
- Susan Cassidy '69
- Howard B. Chadwick '64
- Cecelia Rae Chaisson, soprano '90
- Georgina Chakos, soprano '89
- Jennifer Check, soprano '00
- Dominick Chenes, tenor '16
- Kam Cheng '04
- Carol Courtman Cherin '62
- Soo-Yun Chung, mezzo-soprano '02
- Rosemary Ciccone, soprano '44
- Richard J. Clark, baritone '61
- Clinton Cleaver, tenor '76
- Stephanie Cline, soprano '78
- C. Evans Clough '69
- Denise Coffey Stuart '78
- Sheryl Heather Cohen, soprano '00
- Eugene T. Conley, tenor '47
- Scott Conner, bass '12
- Roberta B. Connolly, soprano '78
- Spelios Constantine, bass '57
- Cynthia Cook '11
- John T. Cook '99
- Jan Cornelius, soprano '11
- Evanivaldo Correa, tenor '06
- Bonnie Leaders Corsaro '69
- Dominic Cossa, baritone '62
- Marina Costa-Jackson, soprano '16
- Stephen Costello, tenor '07
- Francis Courtenay '02
- André Courville, bass-baritone '17
- Deborah Covener, soprano '65
- Jeannine Bouchard Cowles '50
- Basil Cozanites '46
- Edward Crafts '79
- Meredith Rung Creswell '79
- Dagmar Crosson, soprano '40
- Tonya Currier, soprano '90
- Charles Curtis, baritone '66
- Virginia D'ambrosio '71
- Eugina Dagois '68
- Colleen Daly, soprano '10
- John Darrenkamp, baritone '69
- William Davenport, tenor '15
- Ken Davis, baritone '78
- Robert Warren Davis, tenor '47
- Julia Dawson, mezzo-soprano '15
- Conchita de Antuñano, mezzo-soprano '74
- Allegra De Vita, mezzo-soprano '16
- Ellie Dehn, soprano '06
- Joseph Demarest '09
- Phyllis Demetropoulos, soprano '81
- Cecelia Dempsey, soprano '81
- Abraham J. Denburg '67
- Flora Mattioli dePasquale '52
- Jeffrey A. DeVault, baritone '77
- Megan Dey-Toth, mezzo-soprano '98
- Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano '95
- John Louis Dietz '54
- Carla Dirlikov, mezzo-soprano '09
- Dorothy DiScala '54
- Dolores Dohney '61
- Burak Dördüncü '02
- Judith Dorion '73
- Sandra Ellenburg Dorsey '60
- Gertrude Drangmeister '48
- Eric T. Dubin, baritone '07
- Rayford Dudley '62
- Suzanne DuPlantis, mezzo-soprano '92
- Harry Dworchak, bass '73
- Emalee Earon, contralto '51
- Michael Eberhard '95
- Nelson Ebo, tenor '13
- Nina Edwards, soprano '95
- Ryan Edwards, baritone '65
- Serita Felter Edwards, mezzo-soprano '67
- Gale Rothwell Egoville, soprano '66
- John Eisenhardt, baritone '76
- Joyce El-Khoury, soprano '08
- Jane Ellis, mezzo-soprano '64
- Hunter Enoch, baritone '15
- Lorraine Ernest, soprano '91
- Lucas Ernst, bass '91
- Jorge Espino, baritone '17
- Libera Casaccio Evans '43
- Manon Strauss Evrard, soprano '07
- Joan Long Ewart '50
- Alice Eyler '69
- Michael Fabiano, tenor '09
- Iris Fairfax, soprano '89
- Judith L. Farris '71
- Matthew Farruggio '44
- Lucy Faulkner
- Hazelita Fauntroy, soprano '77
- Henry Faust, bass-baritone '47
- Ubaldo Feliciano-Hernandez, tenor '00
- Valentin Fernández '84
- Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, soprano '69
- Enrique Ferrer '98
- Michael Fiacco, tenor '84
- Jacqui Fidlar, mezzo-soprano '99
- Alice Field '78
- Branch T. Fields, bass
- Rita Filing '52
- John Fiorito, baritone '61
- Alan Firestone '56
- Sharon Cozza Fisher '67
- Jane Foltz '47
- Thomas Foran, tenor '60
- Lucie Formwalt, mezzo-soprano '73
- Linda Pierce Fraser '68
- Mary Frazier, mezzo-soprano '69
- Steven Fredericks, bass-baritone '87
- Walter Fredericks, tenor '46
- Mary Lou Frenz '56
- Raymond Friday, baritone '64
- Andrew Gainey, baritone '48
- Yael Galperin '59
- Armando Gama, baritone '98
- Alberto Garcia '74
- Jesus Garcia, tenor '12
- Rebecca Garcia '02
- Mark C. Gargiulo '90
- Kenneth Garner, tenor '82
- Norman Garrett, baritone '10
- Janina Garstka '39
- Jorge Garza
- Oziel Garza-Ornelas '91
- Philippe Gendron '96
- Therese Gigot, soprano '98
- Lola Gilbert, soprano '47
- Allan Glassman, tenor '77
- Thomas J. Glennom '46
- William Goeglein, bass-baritone '74
- James E. Gold '75
- Alejandra Gomez, mezzo-soprano
- Jay Gore '51
- Leana Smit Graham '46
- Othalie Graham, soprano '14
- Robin Grattan, bass '78
- Ethel Greene '44
- James Griffeth '51
- Rita Griffeth '52
- Sophia Gruchala '46
- Patrick Guetti, bass '14
- Leila Guimaraes, soprano '84
- Eglise Gutiérrez, soprano '04
- Jonas Hacker, tenor '17
- Anne Hagan, soprano '87
- Jeffrey Halili, tenor '06
- Bonnie Hall, mezzo-soprano '77
- Ronald Hall '57
- Agnes Halsey Jones '37
- Suzanne W. Hamiel, soprano '68
- Werner Harms '49
- John Harrold, tenor '42
- Janice Morris Harsanyi, soprano '54
- Linda Hartly '74
- Vernon Hartman, baritone '78
- Rosemary Harvey '67
- Gwendolyn Hasheian '92
- Sasha Hashemipour, mezzo-soprano '12
- Sara Haus, soprano '93
- Cassandra Hayes, soprano '82
- Michael Heath '76
- Julia Heida, soprano '63
- Jerry L. Helton, tenor '69
- Kimberly Henshaw '06
- Stuart Herman, bass '50
- Miriam Zito Hermosa, mezzo-soprano '67
- Levi Hernandez, baritone '02
- Thomas Herndon, tenor '63
- Nancy Herrera, mezzo-soprano '95
- Sherida Hoffman '69
- George W. Hogan, bass '84
- Erin Holland '02
- Carolyn Kimball Holmquist, soprano '65
- Grete Wolff Hopkins '61
- Tatsuo Hoshina, tenor '64
- Jennifer Hsiung, soprano '07
- Gisella Hubay '37
- Michelle Hughs '84
- Clay Hulsey, baritone '94
- Marlene Hupp '59
- Edmond Hurshell '51
- Jane Hurst '37
- H. Dean Hutchings, tenor '63
- Bryan Hymel, tenor '08
- Soon Hyun '59
- Jesus Ibarra, bass '07
- William Ingle, tenor '63
- Kristopher Irmiter, bass-baritone
- Marit Isene '49
- Andrea Jaber, mezzo-soprano '83
- Shelley Jackson, soprano '14
- Lyn Simone Jacobson '93
- Lotte Jaenchen '47
- Randall Jakobsh, bass '98
- Jean Jalkiewicz '50
- Youna Jang, soprano '13
- Shirley Jaron (Mosteller) '81
- James Jewell '44
- Thomas Johns, tenor '75
- Alma Johnson '66
- Cyril Johnson '60
- Michelle Johnson, soprano '12
- Kisma Jordan, soprano '07
- Charlotte Cathcart Judge, soprano '89
- Jessica Julin '09
- Mary Margaret Jurik '73
- Lori Kana '92
- Joneva Kaplan '84
- Jane Kapral (Karatzas) '55
- Johann Karatzas '56
- Frank Karian, tenor '43
- Lise Karlsson '76
- Marianne Kehrli (Roos) '60
- Gregory Keil, baritone '97
- Patrica Ann Kelby '64
- Ross Keller '56
- Kenneth Kellogg, baritone '07
- Ann Simon Kelly '40
- Jenny Lind Kelly '85
- Ann H. Kennedy '78
- Elizabeth Kennedy '40
- Christopher Kenney, baritone
- Margarita Kenney '49
- Alasdair Kent, tenor '17
- Vera Kerr (Rantz) '47
- Maryann Kerrick (Golding) '65
- Leonard Keyser (Leonard Del Ferro) '53
- Jody Kidwell, mezzo-soprano '88
- Hyoung Hyee Kim '72
- Museop Kim '04
- Ryu-Kyung Kim, mezzo-soprano '00
- Elspeth Kincaid, mezzo-soprano '08
- Jeffrey B. Kneebone, baritone '85
- Walter Knetlar '60
- Lloyd Knight '47
- Kim Kodes, mezzo-soprano '87
- Kathryn Kreider '48
- Gladys Kreise '61
- Mary Kuder
- Marianna Kulikova, mezzo-soprano '96
- Ryan Kuster, bass-baritone '11
- Steven La Brie, baritone '12
- John Vincent LaBarge '43
- Katherine Lacie '99
- Christina Lamberti '96
- Basel Landia (Regina Berichetti) '59
- Melita Miculs Larvia '74
- Martha W. Lattimore '70
- Gioacchino Lauro LiVigni, tenor '03
- John Lawler '42
- Alex Lawrence, baritone '11
- Pablo Lecuona '86
- Luis Ledesma, baritone '98
- Mabel Ledo, mezzo-soprano '02
- Kuwon Lee '04
- Sujin Lee, soprano '00
- Larry Leibensperger '78
- Kristin Leich, mezzo-soprano '05
- Nancy Lenahan, soprano '85
- Melissa Lengua '85
- Anna Fortuna Leone '45
- Leonor Arenas de Leone '45
- Elixabeth Lettinger '39
- Kristina Lewis, soprano '15
- OkJa Lim '72
- Shirley Linford '47
- Ke-Qing Liu, baritone '88
- Jack Livigni, tenor
- Whitfield Lloyd '45
- Carol Day Lockwood '62
- Victor Lopez '89
- Zulimar López-Hernández, soprano '09
- Judith Lovat '90
- Carolyn D. Luce '45
- Carol Tracie Luck, mezzo-soprano '01
- Mary Cross Lueders '66
- Michael F. Luisi '77
- James J. Lyons '51
- Huanhuan Ma, soprano '16
- George Mackes '77
- Annabelle Mackey '47
- Michael Magiera '78
- Martha Magoun '48
- Deborah Maher '66
- John Malkasian '68
- Sydney Mancasola, soprano '14
- Judy Mandell (Ruzansky) '62
- Mary Jane Manegold (Buchman) '47
- Donald Marrapese '68
- Emily Martin, soprano '98
- Rosamaria Martinelli '86
- Wes Mason, baritone '13
- Nicholas Masters, bass '11
- Shawn Mathey, tenor '01
- Robert Mattern, baritone '85
- Denise Mavorson, soprano '83
- Alexandra Maximova, soprano '13
- Nicholas Maxymuk '53
- Daniel May '93
- Michael Mayfield '90
- Rita Mazurowski (Mathsen), mezzo-soprano '83
- George W. McClellan '56
- Thomas McClelland '56
- Mary Emma Welch McConaughey '57
- Marla McDaniels (Heath) '80
- Mary Margaret McDonald '86
- K. James McDowell, baritone '83
- William McFarland '75
- Janet McGee (Pearsal) '63
- William McGuffin '66
- Helen McKelvey (Seidel) '42
- Siphiwe McKenzie, soprano '99
- Adrienne McKeown, soprano '93
- John C. McLain '75
- Marie Erhardt McLaughlin
- Mary Pat McMcConchie '66
- Rodney P. McWherter '60
- Betty J. McWilliams '52
- Angela Meade, soprano '09
- Fredda Rakusin Mendelson '75
- Louise Mendius, soprano '91
- Takesha Meshe Kizart, soprano '08
- Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo-soprano '13
- Cary Michaels, tenor '83
- John David Miles '00
- Dana Beth Miller, mezzo-soprano
- Keith Miller, bass '06
- Rodney Miller '79
- Jeremy Milner, bass '09
- Joseph Charles Mitchell
- Gulnara Mitzanova, mezzo-soprano '02
- Daniel Mobbs, baritone '93
- Eunice Hurst Mobley '59
- Natalie Pakkanen Moeckel '59
- Elias Mokole, baritone '90
- Chloe Moore, soprano '14
- Latonia Moore, soprano '04
- Marilyn A. Moore, soprano '85
- Sally Moore '44
- Sylvia Gwynn Moore '56
- Helen Moore (Martin) '46
- Luciano del Moral '70
- Susan Gregario Morehead '80
- Antonio Carlos Moreno, tenor '96
- Octavio Moreno, baritone '08
- James Morris, bass-baritone '71
- Michael Morrow, tenor '99
- Salvatore Motisi, tenor '73
- Josephine Mozzani (Miller) '79
- Margo Mulero '77
- Marilyn Mulvey, soprano '68
- Todd Munday, baritone '86
- Maureen Murphy, mezzo-soprano '43
- William Murphy '57
- Gordon Barry Myers '66
- Cristina Nassif, mezzo-soprano '03
- Euro Nava, tenor '89
- Stuart Neill, tenor '95
- Deborah Carbaugh Nelson '81
- Mildred Hill Nelson '53
- Nina Yoshida Nelson, mezzo-soprano
- Zachary Nelson, baritone '13
- Allan Nern '36
- Musa Ngqungwana, bass-baritone '14
- Jessie Nguenang, soprano '14
- Helen Clark Nichols '44
- Irene Nicolai (Walker) '67
- Eva Nir '60
- Dae-San No '02
- Evelyn Maria Novotny '45
- Hallie Nowland (Karian) '40
- Kathryn Nussbaum (Constantine) '57
- Edward Nyborg '37
- Sylvia Cooper O'Daniel '69
- Dolores O'Lenik '64
- Robert O'Neil '88
- Jonathan Oehler, baritone '92
- Gunnell Ohlson '62
- Gebeva Oliver '55
- Janice Olson '55
- Ida Ong '85
- Louise Onyett (Love) '66
- Rosemary Ostrowski '88
- John Packard, baritone '94
- Thomas Palmer '55
- William Palmerio '79
- Daniel Pantano '89
- Betty Parker '37
- Melissa Parks, mezzo-soprano '96
- Valfrido Patacchi '47
- Joseph Pate, bass '81
- James Pease '42
- Richard Pendergraph, baritone '83
- Marguerite Pepin '62
- Ailyn Pérez, soprano '06
- Jose Adan Perez, baritone '08
- Roland Petersen '52
- Jane Peterson (Jennings) '85
- Frederick C. Petrich '62
- Sofija Petrovic, soprano '15
- Nicole Piccolomini, mezzo-soprano '06
- Gaye Pickre '66
- Dolores H. Picnich '77
- Armando Piña, baritone '16
- Jose Pinas '81
- Virginia Piquette (Hartman) '79
- Ernestine Pirmimian '43
- Bruce Pittney '82
- Damon Nestor Ploumis, bass-baritone '99
- David Poleri '46
- Evelyn Pollock, soprano '07
- Annamaria Popescu, mezzo-soprano '87
- Leonard Potter '57
- Deborah Powell '89
- Kara Powers '92
- Donna Precht '62
- Cynthia Przbyl '89
- Ralph Purvis '57
- Joseph Michael Quinn '52
- Victor Ramirez '83
- Edward O. Randall, tenor
- Susan Eichelberger Read '74
- Kenneithia M. Redden-Mitchell '94
- Dian LaDean Reed '72
- Robert Reim '51
- Elizabeth Lytle Reimer '79
- Michelle Reiner '50
- John Rejebian '42
- Christopher Remmel, bass-baritone '12
- Joachim John Ribecchi '56
- Sharon Richards
- G. Lyle Richardson '59
- Anne Elise Riche, mezzo-soprano '89
- Winnie Ricket '77
- Cassandra Riddle, soprano '94
- Heinz Riivald '53
- Blake Ritter '42
- Katherine Ritz, soprano '83
- Mary Ellen Robb, soprano '76
- Julien Robbins, bass '76
- Mary Ellen Robbins, soprano '76
- Lillian Roberts, soprano '03
- Marcia Roberts '59
- David Robinson, baritone '89
- Fredrick Robinson '38
- Alvin Martin Rogel '65
- Scott C. Rogers '83
- Marcia Rosensfield '59
- Fernando Rosenthal '75
- Gale V. Rothwell '65
- Christian Rougier '87
- Rhonda Rowland '83
- Robert Rowland, tenor '85
- Loretta Rufo '53
- Valerian Ruminski, bass '99
- Meredith Rung '73
- JoAna Rusche, soprano
- John Russell '73
- Maria Russo '84
- Ilene Ruttenberg, soprano '86
- Herbert H. Ruzansky '62
- Waundell Saavedra, bass '94
- Galeano Salas, tenor '16
- Philip S. Salter '78
- Joseph Sanscrainte '89
- Tony De Almedia Santos '75
- Ariya Sawadivong, soprano '08
- Ordell Sawyer (Brady) '45
- Corinne Schaefer, soprano '10
- Alexandra Schenck, mezzo-soprano '16
- Charles Schneeloch '41
- Anthony Schneider, bass '17
- Amy Schroder, soprano '97
- Seymour Schwartzman '66
- Bettina Schweiger, soprano '12
- Thomas P. Scurto-Davis, baritone '97
- Sara Seglem, soprano '94
- Raffaele Sepe, tenor '09
- Thomas J. Serpico '65
- Carlos Serrano, baritone '80
- Elaine Shapiro '79
- Jane Shaulis, mezzo-soprano '69
- Tina M. Sheaffer '77
- Dongwong Shin '05
- Young Ja Shin '74
- Jonathan Sidden, tenor '02
- Diego Silva, tenor '15
- Graciela Silvain (Cappelli) '47
- Marlene Silverstein (Silvers) '72
- Fredricka Silvey '72
- Richard Simmons '75
- Joy Simpson '65
- Maureen Simpson '79
- William Sinclair '92
- Manissh Singh '01
- Karl Sittler '46
- Carol Bergey Skarimbas '57
- David Small '60
- Leana Smit (Graham) '46
- Daniel L. Smith '89
- Hugh Smith '98
- Norma Smith '62
- Elizabeth Collins Smith (Cook) '94
- Doris Blake Snell '42
- Steven Snow, tenor '93
- Elaine Snyder Lindsey '78
- Bernice Sobel '61
- Marion Sobel '61
- Laurie Sondermeyer, soprano '89
- Kyung-Ja Song '73
- Oksana Sowiak '55
- Joseph Specter, baritone '06
- Elizabeth Gail Springan '86
- Barbara Webb Springs '52
- Imtraut Spruenken '70
- Elizabeth St. Leger '94
- Cora Louise Stahlbird (Emerson) '37
- Jeffrey Stanislawczyk '05
- Gregory Stapp, bass '80
- Patricia Hauke Staubo '47
- Taylor Stayton, tenor '11
- Hollie Lynn Stein '81
- Jean Stepanek '50
- Melinda B. Stern '69
- Madeline Stevenson '58
- Mary Stewart '61
- Noah Stewart, tenor '08
- Manon Strauss Evrard, soprano '06
- Dean Stuart '57
- Cornelius Sullivan, tenor '81
- Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano '82
- Valentina Swierczynski '53
- Jason Switzer '05
- Casey J. Taggart '38
- Sophie Taillefer '98
- Masanori Takahashi, baritone '06
- Assen Tarpoff '37
- Caroline Taylor, soprano '00
- Derek Taylor, tenor '05
- J. Charles Taylor, baritone '89
- Claire E. Theiss '67
- Leila Thigpen '67
- Indra Thomas, soprano '00
- Todd Thomas, baritone '87
- Gilbert Thompson '55
- Ruth Thorp (Baker) '53
- Thomas D. Tietjen '68
- Susan Tilton '82
- James Tisdale '62
- John Tomaselli '80
- Patrick Toomey '86
- Malia Traczyk '97
- Filomena Francesca Tritto, mezzo-soprano '06
- Richard Troxell, tenor '92
- Louise Turner '50
- Mildred Tyree '74
- Heinz Ude '59
- Michael Vaccaro '77
- Grace M. Valdes, mezzo-soprano '94
- James Valenti, tenor '06
- Dany Vallerand '00
- Amy Van Looy '03
- Noah Van Niel, tenor '11
- Victoria Vergara, mezzo-soprano '72
- Joseph Verna '62
- Julio Sanchez Viamonte '49
- John Viscardi, baritone '13
- Gregory Mark Vorst, bass-baritone '00
- Olivia Vote, mezzo-soprano '12
- Ben Wager, bass '09
- Alan Wagner '72
- Robert Wagner, tenor '90
- Alfred Walker, bass '97
- Robert Wallace '84
- Amy Wallace-Styles, mezzo-soprano '03
- Raymond Dean Walters, bass '77
- Lillian Wayne '89
- Stephen West, bass '78
- Caroline Whisnant, soprano '91
- Rebecca Lynn Whitlow, soprano '92
- Ethelwyn Whitmore '52
- Mackenzie Whitney, tenor '16
- Melinda Whittington, soprano '15
- Gabrielle Widman '97
- Roy A. Wilbur, baritone '83
- Roy Wilde '59
- Gwendolyn B. Willemann (Bradley), soprano '78
- Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano '14
- Ruth Williams '54
- Steven A. Williams '79
- Lisa Willson, soprano '93
- Robin Diane Wilson, soprano '82
- Suzanne Wilker Wilson '53
- Charlotte Boehm De Windt '51
- Jonathan Winell, tenor '09
- Betty Bowen Wing '74
- Corinne Winters, soprano '11
- Fredreika Wisehart '64
- Raymond Wolansky '51
- Michael Lee Wolfe '70
- Beverly Wolff, soprano '53
- Mary Louise Woodcock (Emerson) '71
- Mae O. Woodland '58
- C. Brian Woodward, tenor '96
- John Woodward '73
- Robert E. Worst '87
- Youngbae Yang, tenor
- George Yarick '57
- Carol York '47
- Na LLi Youm, soprano '10
- Gary Young '73
- Donna Yule '62
- Meredith Zara '61
- Sandra Zehr '69
- Mo El Zein, tenor '13
- Monica Ziglar, soprano '96
- Eva Zodl '57
- Regina Zona, soprano '97
- Howell Zulick '50